motor skills vs. communication skills

After posting so see how many words the babies have now, I see that there is a lot of variety. So I'm curious...Those of you that have babies with a lot of words, how are their motor skills? Are they walking yet? Do they have good fine motor? Do babies tend to progress in one area at a time, cognitive vs. motor? Trick doesn't have a lot of words yet, but he is walking and has great fine motor skills, he can pick up the smallest little thing without even hesitating. Are other babies with just a few words good with the motor skills too? Just wondering if there is a correlation...

After posting so see how many words the babies have now, I see that there is a lot of variety. So I'm curious...Those of you that have babies with a lot of words, how are their motor skills? Are they walking yet? Do they have good fine motor? Do babies tend to progress in one area at a time, cognitive vs. motor? Trick doesn't have a lot of words yet, but he is walking and has great fine motor skills, he can pick up the smallest little thing without even hesitating. Are other babies with just a few words good with the motor skills too? Just wondering if there is a correlation...

Bella is doing great in both area's she started walking at 9 months and has no problem with picking up tiny objects and she knows at least 10 words or more. Just remember that all babies develop atÂ differentÂ stages. Also I can't remember who all posted in that thread but a lot of the January babies are actually December babies Bella was born December 28th.

Bella is doing great in both area's she started walking at 9 months and has no problem with picking up tiny objects and she knows at least 10 words or more. Just remember that all babies develop atÂ differentÂ stages. Also I can't remember who all posted in that thread but a lot of the January babies are actually December babies Bella was born December 28th.

Dylan is the same way Trick is. His physical devlopment is considered above where he should be, and his language is right where it should be. His doctor said that everything is fine, and I have nothing to worry about. He can only say 2 words, and he doesn't use them that often. I think that he is just too busy exploring his world to be bothered with talking right now. lol (I just wish he would stop picking up every little bit of fuzz on the carpet! I can only vacuum so much!)

Dylan is the same way Trick is. His physical devlopment is considered above where he should be, and his language is right where it should be. His doctor said that everything is fine, and I have nothing to worry about. He can only say 2 words, and he doesn't use them that often. I think that he is just too busy exploring his world to be bothered with talking right now. lol (I just wish he would stop picking up every little bit of fuzz on the carpet! I can only vacuum so much!)

Caden is a late January baby, and he's excelling in his communication and cognitive skills, his fine motor skills are great, but he's not walking or crawling yet. He can stand and hold himself up on all fours just fine, he's just too stubborn to let us help him. So, we figure that he'll just figure it out eventually. :)

As long as he learning and progressing in some way, I'm not going to worry.

Caden is a late January baby, and he's excelling in his communication and cognitive skills, his fine motor skills are great, but he's not walking or crawling yet. He can stand and hold himself up on all fours just fine, he's just too stubborn to let us help him. So, we figure that he'll just figure it out eventually. :)

Ramie is a December 30th babe so he is older than some of the babies here. He is great with his motor skills, started taking steps just before 11 months and was walking by the end of the week. His fine motor skills are great too, he can pick up the smallest little thing to try and eat it, I think that started around 8/9 months?

He is ahead for his cognitive skills according to his pedi. He started saying words early and has a great vocab for his age. He can point out a few body parts, sort shapes and identify colours, etc. For the most part his cognitive and motor skills developed at the same rate but sometimes it seems like he develops physical abilities in bursts, like where he just up and started taking steps and then full out walking in the space of a week.Â

Our pedi told us that he may be slower on the physical development side (walking, rolling, crawling) because of his size but he's always hit those targets on time or early so I guess its not a factor for him.

Ramie is a December 30th babe so he is older than some of the babies here. He is great with his motor skills, started taking steps just before 11 months and was walking by the end of the week. His fine motor skills are great too, he can pick up the smallest little thing to try and eat it, I think that started around 8/9 months?

He is ahead for his cognitive skills according to his pedi. He started saying words early and has a great vocab for his age. He can point out a few body parts, sort shapes and identify colours, etc. For the most part his cognitive and motor skills developed at the same rate but sometimes it seems like he develops physical abilities in bursts, like where he just up and started taking steps and then full out walking in the space of a week.Â

Our pedi told us that he may be slower on the physical development side (walking, rolling, crawling) because of his size but he's always hit those targets on time or early so I guess its not a factor for him.

I have noticed that ellie goes in spurts in different areas. she had a couple weeks where she babbled like crazy and got a bunch of little words, then she went quiet and tackled rolling, crawling, standing and side stepping, then she stayed there for a few months and picked up a few bigger words (purple for example) and fine motor stuff (dipping her spoon in food, waving and blowing kisses)

she still doesn't walk without holding on to anything and she turns 11 months in 2 daysÂ

I have noticed that ellie goes in spurts in different areas. she had a couple weeks where she babbled like crazy and got a bunch of little words, then she went quiet and tackled rolling, crawling, standing and side stepping, then she stayed there for a few months and picked up a few bigger words (purple for example) and fine motor stuff (dipping her spoon in food, waving and blowing kisses)

she still doesn't walk without holding on to anything and she turns 11 months in 2 daysÂ

George has MANY MANY words, he uses about 10-12 of them on a regular basis and can associate them with objects or activities. He is VERY smart both with communication and motor skills. He is walking all over the place (well running) we got him a power wheels quad for christmas and he drives it like a mad man, just last night he was driving it with his feet on the handle bars. He tried to stand on the seat and drive it too but fell off. So yes he is good at both. For a while he was behind on things he could eat but not any more, he now will eat just about everything.

George has MANY MANY words, he uses about 10-12 of them on a regular basis and can associate them with objects or activities. He is VERY smart both with communication and motor skills. He is walking all over the place (well running) we got him a power wheels quad for christmas and he drives it like a mad man, just last night he was driving it with his feet on the handle bars. He tried to stand on the seat and drive it too but fell off. So yes he is good at both. For a while he was behind on things he could eat but not any more, he now will eat just about everything.

Hahaha my hubby calls things on the floor "floor treasures" just last night George picked up a piece of dried rice and put it in his mouth, I fished it out. Daddy said "now son there are better floor treasures than that, go by your high chair and find a cheerio" LOL

Hahaha my hubby calls things on the floor "floor treasures" just last night George picked up a piece of dried rice and put it in his mouth, I fished it out. Daddy said "now son there are better floor treasures than that, go by your high chair and find a cheerio" LOL

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